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  "textContent": "Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha died on Thursday (Picture: AFP via Getty)\n\n**Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has died aged 47 after spending more than three years in a coma.**\n\nThe eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was airlifted to hospital after collapsing while exercising her dogsa in December 2022.\n\nHer sudden loss of consciousness was attributed to a heart condition.\n\nShe died on Thursday evening after her condition deteriorated due to a combination of health problems.\n\n‘The medical team provided the closest and most intensive care possible, but her condition continued to decline progressively,’ the royal household said.\n\nBajrakitiyabha, popularly known as Princess Pa, was born on December 7, 1978, to the ​then Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn and his first wife, Princess Soamsawali.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nIn Thailand, she will be remembered for her prominent role in public life, her efforts to improve the livelihoods of female prisoners, and her ​diplomatic career.\n\nShe studied law at Cornell University, obtaining a Master’s degree and a ​Doctorate, and worked as an attorney in the Thai Office of the Attorney-General between 2006 and 2011.\n\nThailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Queen Suthida and Princess Bajrakitiyabha wave from the balcony of Suddhaisavarya Prasad Hall at the Grand Palace (Picture: Reuters)\n\nA Thai mourner weeps while holding a photograph of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha following the announcement of her death (Picture: EPA)\n\nFrom ‌2012 ⁠to 2014, she was Thailand’s ambassador to Austria, Slovenia and Slovakia, before returning to the attorney-general’s office in Bangkok.\n\nShe also founded a charity promoting the rights of female inmates, particularly those who were pregnant while in jail.\n\nIn 2017, Bajrakitiyabha was appointed as ​the goodwill ambassador for ​the rule of ⁠law in Southeast Asia by the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.\n\nShe transferred to the army in 2021, where ​she was bestowed the rank of a general and served ​as a ⁠chief of staff in the Royal Security Command.\n\nThe princess was one of King Vajiralongkorn’s three children who have formal titles and are eligible to take the throne under the constitution.\n\nIn ⁠October ​last year, Thailand’s Queen Mother passed away at 93.\n\nThe palace ​will hold royal funeral rites, while the government is expected to declare a period of national mourning.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Thai princess who collapsed exercising her dogs dies after three years in a coma"
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